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kenyan_cheena · 02-18-2005, 09:01 AM

ROUND ONE

Beckett comes racing out at Johnson and swings away with a big right, which Johnson sidesteps. He bounces around the ring, before moving in close and landing a short left hook high on Beckett's head. The Englishman fires away, a quartet of jabs, all missing as Johnson swerves and weaves, dodging the punches with precision.

Johnson is backpedalling, as Beckett looks like he's intent on taking the Galveston native out here in the first. Beckett flails away, a left hook and a roundhouse right finding air.

Johnson jabs and moves, circling Beckett, who continues to throw ... and miss. But fifty seconds in, Beckett snaps Johnson's head around with a monster left hook thrown as he had Johnson caught in a neutral corner! The audience howls with delight! Johnson initiates a clinch, Beckett pushes him off and pounds away at his opponent's mid-section with ripping hooks, left-right-left.

My word, Beckett is a dynamo. At this rate, he'll be exhausted by the end of the round. Johnson escapes from the corner, waiting for Beckett to act, which he does, lunging at Johnson with a wild right hand. Just a minute gone, and Beckett must have already thrown some forty punches.

It continues this way for the next minute, Beckett the aggressor, swinging for the stands, Johnson moving and fending him off with an occasional jab, perhaps waiting for the Englishman to fall over from exhaustion.

Beckett makes his way in close and unleashes a jolting uppercut! But it doesn't seem to hurt Johnson, who sidesteps a follow-up right hand that, if it had connected, would have surely hurt him.

Johnson rips a left hook into Beckett's stomach. Beckett fires back missing Johnson's head on three consecutive occasions as, cocky, Johnson evades the shots, arms at his side. He smiles and says something to Beckett before quickly sidestepping as "The Angry Englishman" once again throws an airball.

2:52 into the first round and Johnson tags Beckett with a nice combination: left jab, straight right, left hook, his first powerful shots of the fight. Now it's Beckett who backs off, just as the round comes to an end...

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Hmm. An interesting round indeed. Surely, Beckett won't be able to keep up such a pace. However, I must commend him for taking the initiative so strongly. But now that I think about it, the Englishman's manic start could be completely related to nerves. If he can calm down and control his aggression somewhat, he could give Johnson some trouble. As it is, I have given the round to Beckett, simply on the basis that he worked much harder than Johnson during it, regardless of the fact that Johnson did not miss with a single punch.

My Scorecard: Beckett 10-9

Punch Totals, Round One

Johnson - landed: 16 thrown: 16
Beckett - landed: 17 thrown: 137

02-18-2005, 09:01 AM	#87 (permalink)
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 4,178	ROUND ONE Beckett comes racing out at Johnson and swings away with a big right, which Johnson sidesteps. He bounces around the ring, before moving in close and landing a short left hook high on Beckett's head. The Englishman fires away, a quartet of jabs, all missing as Johnson swerves and weaves, dodging the punches with precision. Johnson is backpedalling, as Beckett looks like he's intent on taking the Galveston native out here in the first. Beckett flails away, a left hook and a roundhouse right finding air. Johnson jabs and moves, circling Beckett, who continues to throw ... and miss. But fifty seconds in, Beckett snaps Johnson's head around with a monster left hook thrown as he had Johnson caught in a neutral corner! The audience howls with delight! Johnson initiates a clinch, Beckett pushes him off and pounds away at his opponent's mid-section with ripping hooks, left-right-left. My word, Beckett is a dynamo. At this rate, he'll be exhausted by the end of the round. Johnson escapes from the corner, waiting for Beckett to act, which he does, lunging at Johnson with a wild right hand. Just a minute gone, and Beckett must have already thrown some forty punches. It continues this way for the next minute, Beckett the aggressor, swinging for the stands, Johnson moving and fending him off with an occasional jab, perhaps waiting for the Englishman to fall over from exhaustion. Beckett makes his way in close and unleashes a jolting uppercut! But it doesn't seem to hurt Johnson, who sidesteps a follow-up right hand that, if it had connected, would have surely hurt him. Johnson rips a left hook into Beckett's stomach. Beckett fires back missing Johnson's head on three consecutive occasions as, cocky, Johnson evades the shots, arms at his side. He smiles and says something to Beckett before quickly sidestepping as "The Angry Englishman" once again throws an airball. 2:52 into the first round and Johnson tags Beckett with a nice combination: left jab, straight right, left hook, his first powerful shots of the fight. Now it's Beckett who backs off, just as the round comes to an end... * Hmm. An interesting round indeed. Surely, Beckett won't be able to keep up such a pace. However, I must commend him for taking the initiative so strongly. But now that I think about it, the Englishman's manic start could be completely related to nerves. If he can calm down and control his aggression somewhat, he could give Johnson some trouble. As it is, I have given the round to Beckett, simply on the basis that he worked much harder than Johnson during it, regardless of the fact that Johnson did not miss with a single punch. My Scorecard: *Beckett 10-9* Punch Totals, Round One Johnson - landed: 16 thrown: 16 Beckett - landed: 17 thrown: 137 Last edited by kenyan_cheena : 06-17-2005 at 01:16 AM.